Push the Button (Money Mark album)

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Push the Button is the second studio album by American musician Money Mark (aka Mark Ramos-Nishita). It was released in 1998 on Mo' Wax and Grand Royal. The album was Money Mark's most successful and peaked at number seventeen on the UK Albums Chart. "Hand in Your Head" and "Maybe I'm Dead" were released as singles, both reached the UK top 50. Ramos-Nishita is backed by a prestigious backing band composed of Sean Lennon on bass, Russell Simins of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion on drums and a host of guest musicians.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Mark Ramos-Nishita.

1. "Push the Button" – 2:55
2. "Too Like You" – 2:46
3. "Monkey Dot" – 2:03
4. "Tomorrow Will Be Like Today" – 3:36
5. "Poor Shakes" - 0:31
6. "Bossa Nova 101" – 1:15
7. "Rock in the Rain" – 3:38
8. "Crowns" – 3:26
9. "All the People" – 3:34
10. "Underneath It All" – 3:06
11. "I Don't Play Piano" – 4:12
12. "Destroyer" – 2:22
13. "Hand in Your Head" – 3:43
14. "Trust" – 2:59
15. "Maybe I'm Dead" – 4:02
16. "Dha Teen Ta" – 2:30
17. "Powerhouse" – 3:34
18. "Harmonics of Life" – 1:53

Personnel

Musicians

• Mark Ramos-Nishita - vocals, keyboards, guitar
• Sean Lennon - bass
• Russell Simins - drums
• Alfredo Ortiz - drums (4)
• Hutch Hutchinson - bass (7)
• Jim Keltner - drums (7, 11)
• Al McKibbon - bass (8)
• Rocco Bidlovski - drums (8)
• Stuart Wylen - flute (8)
• Eric Bobo - percussion (8)
• Craig Fundinga - vibraphone (8)
• Tony McDaniel - bass (11)

Technical

• Mark Ramos-Nishita - producer (1, 4-7, 9, 10, 12-18)
• Mario Caldato Jr. - producer (1-4, 7, 8, 11, 13)
• Craig Silvey - additional production (4, 15-18)
• Jim Abbiss - additional production (9)
• Ben Drury - design, button photography
• Tamra Davis - Money Mark photography
• James Lavelle - A&R
• Robert Bennett - Management